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Main entry under title:
Grassroots governance? : chiefs in Africa and the Afro-Caribbean / Donald I. Ray, P.S. Reddy, eds.
(Africa : missing voices, ISSN 1703-1826 ; 1)
Copublished by: International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-55238-080-7
Issued also in electronic format:
ISBN 978-1-55238-565-4
ISBN 978-1-55238-357-5
1. Local government—Africa, Sub-Saharan. 2. Local government—Caribbean Area. I. Ray, Donald Iain, 1949– II. Reddy, P. S. (Purshottama Sivanarian), 1957– III. International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration. IV. Series.
JS7525.G72 2002 352.14’0967 C2002-911251-6
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